Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter Biomolecules NCERT Solutions | How do you explain the amphoteric behavi

Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 12th Chemistry - Chapter Biomolecules. This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Exercise 2, Question 16: how do you explain the amphoteric behaviour of ami....
Question 16

How do you explain the amphoteric behaviour of amino acids?

Answer

In aqueous solution, the carboxyl group of an amino acid can lose a proton and the amino group can accept a proton to give a dipolar ion known as zwitter ion.

Therefore, in zwitter ionic form, the amino acid can act both as an acid and as a base.

Thus, amino acids show amphoteric behaviour.

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